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FILE – Former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation James Comey at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics’ JFK Jr. Forum in Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Ex-FBI Director James Comey appears in court in Trump threat case that’s likely to pose a challenge for Justice Department

April 29, 2026 at 3:55 p.m.

Former FBI Director James Comey made his first court appearance Wednesday in a criminal case against him that legal experts say presents significant hurdles for the prosecution and will likely...

FILE – Former FBI Director James Comey speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Ex-FBI Director James Comey indicted again, in a probe over an online post officials call a Trump threat

April 28, 2026 at 5:13 p.m.

Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted again on Tuesday, this time in an investigation over a social media photo of seashells arranged on a beach that officials said constituted...

Attendees and hotel workers evacuate after an incident at the Washington Hilton during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Man accused in correspondents’ dinner shooting is charged with attempted assassination of Trump

April 27, 2026 at 4:31 p.m.

The man who authorities say tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives has been charged with the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump.

Secret service agents respond during the White House Correspondents Dinner, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)

White House correspondents’ dinner shooting suspect aired grievances against Trump in writings to family

April 27, 2026 at 6:25 a.m.

The accused gunman who tried to storm the ballroom at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives traveled across the country before the event and is believed...

A law enforcement officer sets up police tape near an address connected to Cole Tomas Allen, the shooting suspect at the White House Correspondents Dinner on April 25, 2026, in Torrance, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

Accused White House correspondents’ dinner attacker is tutor and computer programmer from California

April 27, 2026 at 6:19 a.m.

Social media posts that appear to match the California man arrested Saturday in the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner show he is a highly educated tutor and amateur...

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell leaves after the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) meeting during the World Bank/IMF spring meetings at the IMF headquarters in Washington, Friday, April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Justice Department drops criminal probe into Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell

April 24, 2026 at 5:27 p.m.

The Justice Department has ended its investigation into Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, clearing a major roadblock to the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as his successor.

Bears fans cheer after the national anthem for a Packers-Bears game at Lambeau Field on Dec. 7, 2025, in Green Bay. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Justice Department investigating NFL for potential anticompetitive practices related to how fans watch games

April 9, 2026 at 4:59 p.m.

The Justice Department is investigating the NFL for potential anticompetitive practices, according to a government official.

FILE – Attorney General Pam Bondi, left, listens as President Donald Trump, right, speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, July 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Pam Bondi struggled to prosecute President Trump’s foes. But will a new attorney general make a difference?

April 4, 2026 at 2:08 p.m.

Over the last year, Bondi's Justice Department has encountered resistance from judges, grand jurors and its own workforce in trying to establish criminal conduct by one Trump foe after another.

President Donald Trump walks from the Blue Room to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

Trump says Pam Bondi, loyalist who oversaw Justice Department upheaval, out as attorney general

April 2, 2026 at 12:28 p.m.

President Donald Trump says Pam Bondi is out as his attorney general, ending the contentious tenure of a loyalist who upended the Justice Department’s culture of independence from the White...

FBI Director Kash Patel, listens during a House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing to examine worldwide threats, Thursday, March 19, 2026, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)

Pro-Iranian hacking group claims credit for hack of FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal account

March 27, 2026 at 12:31 p.m.

A pro-Iranian hacking group claimed Friday to have hacked an account of FBI Director Kash Patel and has posted online what appear to be years-old photographs of him, along with...

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